Josef Delon Richardson, 38
Port Allen, Louisiana
July 25, 2019
Agencies: West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's Office Louisiana
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 4 years ago
Overview 
A Port Allen man shot Thursday by a West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy was killed by a single bullet to the back of his neck, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday, nearly five days since the deadly encounter.
The gunshot severed part of 38-year-old Josef Richardson's spinal cord and severely injured the base of his skull, the report from the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office shows.
Richardson died at the scene.
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- https://www.facebook.com/WBRZNews2/videos/1133452840185898/ added September 03, 2019 07:16
- https://www.wafb.com/2019/07/31/watch-live-family-port-allen-man-killed-by-deputy-speaks-out-publicly-first-time/ added September 03, 2019 07:16
- Josef Delone Richardson (1980 - 2019) added September 03, 2019 07:16
- https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=193580644 added September 03, 2019 07:10
- https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_b1ab1cc6-b30d-11e9-9f7b-fb3e905f6f74.html added September 02, 2019 10:31